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University  Hospital. 


Tlie  University  of  Nebraska  College  of  Medicine  and  Hospital 

Irving  S.  Cutter,  E>.  Sc.,  M.D.,  Dean 


Probably  the  most  important  phase  of  the 
educational  activities  of  the  larger  State  Uni- 
versities is  the  training  of  competent  medi- 
cal men.  This  activity  bears  a vital  relation 
to  all  the  people.  Rapid  progress  has  been 
made  in  Nebraska  in  the  last  ten  years.  The 
beginnings  of  the  University  Medical  School 
date  back  more  than  thirty  years  to  the 
time  when  the  College  of  Medicine  was  or- 
ganized at  the  University  in  Lincoln,  under 
the  direct  supervision  of  a most  able  Dean, 
Doctor  A.  R.  Mitchell,  now  a resident  of 
Lincoln.  At  that  time  the  Medical  College 
comprised  three  departments:  Regular,  Ho- 
meopathic, and  Eclectic.  The  early  strug- 
gles of  the  University  of  Nebraska  coupled 
with  the  vicissitudes  of  the  several  schools 
of  practice,  brought  about  the  abolishment 
of  the  College  of  Medicine.  In  1903  the  Uni- 
versity reorganized  a two-year  school  and 
continued  on  that  basis  with  an  affiliation 
with  the  Omaha  Medical  College  until  1913, 
when  the  University  of  Nebraska  formally 
took  over  the  four  years  of  medical  instruc- 
tion and  removed  the  College  to  Omaha.  The 
function  of  the  State  Medical  School  is  two- 
fold: first  and  foremost,  that  of  training 
competent  medical  practitioners;  second,  the 
discovery  and  promulgation  of  new  facts 
contributory  to  the  science  of  medicine. 
These  functions  the  University  Medical 
School  of  Omaha  is  endeavoring  to  fulfill. 
The  progress  of  the  school  during  the  past 
six  years  has  been  more  rapid  than  many  of 
those  most  actively  interested  can  realize 
and  its  influence  over  the  State  in  the  dis- 
semination of  ideals  of  accurate  medical 
practice  is  well  recognized. 

New  Buildings. 

With  the  construction  of  the  South  Lab- 
oratory Building  and  the  Central  Power 
Plant,  the  total  cost  of  buildings  on  the  Uni- 
versity of  Nebraska  Medical  Campus  will  ex- 
ceed a half  million  dollars.  The  South  Lab- 
oratory Building  will  be  completed  and  oc- 
cupied at  the  beginning  of  the  fall  session, 
1919,  which  opens  September  19th.  This 


building  is  in  every  way  an  ideal  structure. 
In  general  architecture  it  is  an  exact  dupli- 
cate of  the  North  Laboratory  Building, 
which  was  occupied  in  1913.  The  new  build- 
ing will  house  the  Departments  of  Biological 
Chemistry,  Physiology,  Pharmacology,  Uni- 
versity Free  Dispensary,  and  the  Depart- 
ment of  Experimental  Surgery.  Each  of  the 
departments  named  will  occupy  an  entire 
floor,  and  each  laboratory  embodies  the  lat- 


Corner  in  Medical  Library. 


est  and  most  modern  improvements  condu- 
cive to  effective  teaching.  Commodious 
quarters  for  animals  are  provided,  and  the 
several  floors  are  reached  by  an  automatic 
electric  elevator.  There  is  also  provided  a 
general  amphitheatre  and  lecture  room, 
which  will  accommodate  two  hundred  and 
fifty.  Correlation  of  the  departments  in  the 
new  building  will  be  rendered  much  more  ef- 
fective by  contiguity ; all  departments  in 
this  building  naturally  grouping  around  the 
central  subject  of  Physiology. 

The  Teaching  Staff  of  the  College  of  Medicine. 

The  instruction  of  the  first  two  years  in 
the  College  of  Medicine  is  in  the  hands  of 
full  time  teachers  as  follows : Anatomy, 
Charles  W.  M.  Poynter,  B.  Sc.,  M.  D.,  Wil- 
liam A.  Willard,  Ph.  D.,  and  assistants ; Phy- 
siology, August  E.  Guenther,  Ph.  D.,  and  as- 
sistants; Biological  Chemistry,  Irving  S. 


Cutter,  B.  Sc.,  M.  D.,  Amos  W.  Peters,  A.  M., 
Ph.  D.,  A.  S.  Rubnitz,  B.  Sc.,  M.  D.,  and  as- 
sistants; Pharmacology,  Maurice  I.  Smith, 
B.  Sc.,  M.  D.,  and  assistants;  Pathology  and 
Bacteriology,  Harold  E.  Eggers,  B.  Sc.,  M. 
D.,  A.  A.  Johnson,  Ph.  B.,  M.  D.,  John  T. 
Myers,  A.  B.,  M.  S.,  and  assistants. 

The  several  departments  of  the  first  two 
years  of  medicine  are  provided  with  equip- 
ment not  only  for  routine  teaching  but  for 
specialized  research  work.  In  most  depart- 
ments, the  active  teaching  is  confined  to  a 
portion  of  the  year.  This  enables  the  de- 
partment to  carry  on  investigations  on  re- 
search problems,  having  a definite  bearing 
upon  the  general  subject  of  medicine.  Re- 
search investigations  are  in  progress  in 
practically  every  department  of  the  Medical 
School.  In  the  clinical  years  the  professors 
and  instructors  are  men  who  not  only  are 
leaders  in  their  several  specialties,  but  who 
have  shown  a special  aptitude  for  teaching. 
The  University  Medical  School  is  exceeding- 
ly fortunate  in  its  careful  selection  of  clinical 
teachers. 

Operation  During  War  Period. 

During  the  war,  the  University  operated 
the  junior  and  senior  classes  on  the  continu- 
ous session  plan.  This  seemed  advisable 
from  the  standpoint  of  the  needs  of  the  Ser- 
vice and  followed  directly  the  general  recom- 
mendations issued  by  the  Council  on  Medical 
Education  of  the  A.  M.  A.,  the  Association 
of  American  Medical  Colleges,  and  the  State 
Federation  of  Licensing  Boards.  Practically 
all  of  the  instructors  absent  in  the  Service 
have  returned.  This  list  includes  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  A.  C.  Stokes,  Major  E.  L.  Bridges, 
Captain  LeRoy  Crummer,  Major  J.  P.  Lord, 
Major  A.  A.  Johnson,  Major  J.  Clyde  Moore, 
Major  James  M.  Patton,  Captain  John  B. 
Potts,  Captain  John  R.  Nilsson,  Major  C.  A. 
Hull,  Major  Harold  E.  Eggers,  Captain  L.  T. 
Hall,  Major  W.  N.  Anderson,  Major  Amos 
Thomas,  Major  Robert  E.  Schrock,  Major  A. 
B.  Lindquest,  Lieutenant  E.  G.  Davis,  and 
others. 

The  University  Hospital. 

The  University  Hospital  which  was  open- 
ed in  1917,  provides  one  hundred  thirty 
teaching  beds.  Since  the  opening  of  the  hos- 
pital approximately  three  thousand  cases 
have  been  admitted  for  treatment.  Cases  are 
received  from  the  several  counties  of  the 


state,  and  the  hospital  days  are  apportioned 
to  the  counties  in  accordance  with  their  pop- 
ulation. The  hospital  building  is  largely  of 
ward  construction,  each  ward  accommodat- 
ing sixteen  beds  with  three  adjacent  isola- 
tion beds.  The  hospital  and  other  buildings 
of  the  medical  group  are  wholly  fire  proof. 

In  the  teaching  of  medicine  and  surgery, 
the  University  Hospital  has  proven  of  inest- 
imable value.  Cases  as  received  are  prompt- 
ly assigned  to  members  of  the  attending 
staff,  and  are  first  carefully  worked  up 
from  the  standpoint  of  diagnosis.  Treatment 
is  instituted  with  the  object,  if  possible,  of 


Nursery — Pediatric  Department. 


restoring  the  individual  to  earning  capacity. 
Cases  received  cover  almost  every  phase  of 
medicine  and  surgery.  There  is  a large  chil- 
dren’s department,  and  the  daily  average 
number  of  cases  in  this  department  is  be- 
tween twenty  and  twenty-five.  Ample  pro- 
vision is  made  for  Obstetrics,  Organic  Neur- 
ological cases,  all  phases  of  Surgery,  and  In- 
ternal Medicine.  Cases  may  be  sent  to  the 
hospital  by  any  legally  qualified  physician 
practicing  in  Nebraska  under  the  following 
hospital  rules: 

Regents’  Rules. 

The  Hospital  of  the  University  of  Neb- 
raska at  Omaha  is  not  founded  with  the  idea 
of  receiving  patients  who  are  able  to  pay  for 
medical  and  surgical  care. 

Worthy  sick  except  as  hereinafter  speci- 
fied shall  be  admitted  upon  receipt  by  the 
hospital  authorities  of  a written  application, 
stating  that  the  patient  needs  medical  or 
surgical  attention,  and  that  he  is  unable  to 
pay  for  professional  services  at  the  hospital. 


The  application  shall  also  state  whether  or 
not  the  patient  is  able  to  pay  for  board  and 
nursing  while  in  the  hospital.  The  applica- 
tion must  be  signed  by  a physician  legally 
qualified  to  practice  in  Nebraska  and  by 
either  the  County  Attorney,  County  Judge, 
or  one  member  of  the  Board  of  County  Sup- 
ervisors. In  emergency  cases  the  signature 
of  a legally  qualified  physician  only  is  re- 
quired. 

No  member  of  the  hospital  staff  shall 
under  any  circumstances  receive  compensa- 
tion for  professional  services  from  any  hos- 
pital patient. 

The  admission  of  patients  to  the  hospital 
will  necessarily  be  limited  to  the  number  of 
unoccupied  beds.  If  admission  is  desired  by 
a patient  from  a district  which  already  has 
its  full  quota  at  the  hospital,  admission  may 
be  granted  by  the  hospital  authorities  only 
when  in  their  judgment  exceptional  condi- 
tions so  warrant. 

The  following  diseases  will  not  be  treated 
at  the  hospital:  Insanity,  Epilepsy,  Acute 
Contagious  Diseases,  Pulmonary  Tubercu- 
losis, and  Leprosy. 

The  hospital  authorities  are  empowered  to 
refuse  admission  to  such  chronic  cases  as 
cannot  in  their  estimation  be  benefited  by 
hospital  treatment.  This  power  also  applies 
to  cases  requiring  institutional  treatment 
and  to  such  diseases  as  the  hospital  authori- 
ties may  see  fit,  in  the  best  interests  of  the 
public,  to  exclude. 

Persons  desiring  to  secure  admission  of 
patients  to  the  hospital,  should  communi- 
cate by  letter  or  telephone  with  the  hospital 
superintendent  and  secure  approval  of  the 
application  for  admission  before  sending  pa- 
tient to  the  hospital. 

Patients  must!  be  accompanied  by  suffi- 
cient funds  to  enable  them  to  reach  the  hos- 
pital and  to  provide  for  their  return  home. 

Patients  should  come  supplied  with  at 
least  two  nightgowns,  one  pair  slippers,  one 
bathrobe  and  an  ample  supply  of  handker- 
chiefs. 

Patients  shall  be  dismissed  whenever  in 
the  judgment  of  the  attending  hospital  phy- 
sician it  is  not  essential  to  their  welfare 
that  they  remain  in  the  hospital. 

The  attending  staff  is  composed  of  the 
professors,  assistant  professors,  and  instruc- 
tors in  the  College  of  Medicine.  Special  ef- 


fort is  made  to  add  a human  element  to  the 
treatment  of  all  cases. 

Equipment  of  the  University  Hospital. 

The  University  Hospital  is  equipped  with 
every  substantial  appliance  necessary  for  the 
medical  and  surgical  care  of  the  cases  admit- 
ted. A special  laboratory  is  provided  for 
each  floor  where  routine  pathological  exam- 
inations are  made.  Electrocardigraph  outlets 
permit  the  taking  of  heart  record  of  any 
case  in  the  hospital  without  moving  the  pa- 
tient. The  operating  room  floor  provides 
three  commodious  operating  rooms,  a special 
treatment  room,  an  X-ray  department,  clini- 
cal amphitheatre,  sterilizing  rooms,  store 
rooms,  etc.  All  doors  in  the  hospital  are  bed 
wide,  permitting  the  ready  removal  of  cases 
from  one  point  to  another.  Medicine  and 
supply  cases  are  built  into  the  walls,  giving 
an  added  touch  of  convenience.  The  system 
of  signal  lights  for  patients’  and  internes’ 
calls  renders  attention  promptly  available. 

Nurses’  Training  School. 

Beginning  in  October,  1917,  there  was  or- 
ganized the  school  for  nurses  as  an  integral 
part  of  the  University.  This  school  is  under 
direct  supervision  of  Miss  Charlotte  Burgess 
as  superintendent.  The  school  numbers  for- 
ty-five. The  minimum  requirement  for  ad- 
mission is  graduation  from  a four  year  high 
school.  Since  the  school  has  been  open,  many 


Women’s  Surgical  Ward. 


students  have  been  admitted  with  two  or 
more  years  of  college  work.  The  demand  for 
well  trained  women  in  administrative  hospi- 
tal activities  is  very  great.  Time  and  sub- 
ject credit  is  allowed  to  candidates  who  have 


had  the  requisite  amount  of  college  work. 
Under  certain  conditions  and  by  following  a 
definite  collegiate  course,  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Science  in  nursing  is  given  for 
three  years  in  the  Arts  College  of  the  Uni- 
versity and  two  years  in  the  Nurses’  Train- 
ing School.  Instruction  in  the  Nurses’  Train- 
ing School  is  given  by  highly  trained,  expert 
nurses,  and  by  the  professors  and  instruc- 
tors of  the  College  of  Medicine. 


Senior  Neurological  Clinic. 


Teaching  Staff. 

Charlotte  Burgess,  Superintendent  of 
Nurses. 

Myra  Tucker,  General  Instructor  of 
Nurses. 

Nannie  Montgomery,  Instructor  in  Surgi- 
cal Technique. 

Mabelle  Shields,  Supervisor  of  Surgical 
Nursing. 

Nettie  Fitch,  Supervisor  of  Obstetrical  and 
Pediatric  Nursing. 

Hazel  Laub,  Supervisor  of  Medical  Nurs- 
ing. 

Grace  Randall,  Night  Supervisor. 

Adeline  Wood,  Instructor  in  Dietitics. 

The  several  laboratories  of  the  College  of 
Medicine  are  used  for  the  training  of  nurses 
in  Anatomy,  Physiology,  Bacteriology  and 
Pathology,  Materia  Medica,  Pharmacy,  Che- 
mistry, etc. 

The  University  Free  Dispensary. 

This  institution  has  been  located  for  the 
past  six  years  at  1716  Dodge  Street,  but  will 
be  removed  in  September  to  the  ground  floor 
of  the  South  Laboratory  Building.  The  Dis- 
pensary receives  over  twelve  thousand  visits 


per  year,  and  under  instruction,  the  students 
are  trained  first  hand  in  the  routine  work  of 
the  out-patient  department.  The  Dispensary 
is  under  the  general  supervision  of  Doctor 
A.  A.  Johnson,  Assistant  Professor  of  Clini- 
cal Pathology,  and  is  in  charge  of  a trained 
nurse  with  assistants. 

The  Library. 

The  library  of  the  College  of  Medicine  is 
housed  in  the  administration  wing  of  the 
University  Hospital.  The  library  contains 
over  twelve  thousand  bound  volumes  and  re- 
ceives regularly  over  one  hundred  thirty 
standard  medical  periodicals.  The  library  is 
particularly  fortunate  in  having  complete 
sets  of  the  standard  American,  English, 
French,  and  German  medical  and  surgical 
journals.  The  growth  of  the  Medical  Library 
dates  from  the  advent  of  Doctor  John  S.  Bil- 
lings, who  was  Professor  of  Pathology  in  the 
University  thirty-five  years  ago.  Doctor  Bil- 
lings started  many  of  the  foreign  sets  which 
have  been  continued  without  interruption. 
The  foundation  laid  by  Doctor  Billings  has 
been  added  to  from  year  to  year  until  the  li- 
brary as  a whole  represents  a most  valuable 
working  collection.  The  library  is  in  charge 
of  a full  time  librarian. 

The  Student  Body. 

Since  1909  the  University  Medical  School 
has)  required  two  pre-medical  college  years 
for  admission  to  the  freshman  class.  In  1913 
the  North  Laboratory  Building  was  occupied 
on  the  removal  of  the  Medical  College  of  the 
University  from  Lincoln  to  Omaha.  Since 
that  time  there  has  been  a steady  growth  in 
the  student  body.  The  attendance  for  the 
past  year  was  one  hundred  eighty-six.  Stu- 
dents; who  pursue  the  pre-medical,  medical 
course  receive  the  Bachelor’s  Degree  at  the 
end  of  the  sophomore  medical  year,  and  the 
M.  D.  Degree  two  years  later.  Practically  ev- 
ery student  graduating  for  the  past  five 
years  has  received  an  acceptable  interne  ap- 
pointment. Interneships  are  available  in  spe- 
cial hospitals  in  New  York  City,  Philadel- 
phia, Buffalo,  Pittsburg,  Providence,  Boston, 
Detroit,  Cincinnati,  Minneapolis,  Denver,  Los 
Angeles,  and  in  addition  approximately  fif- 
teen interneships  are  available  in  affiliated 
hospitals  of  Omaha.  The  graduating  class  of 
1919  numbered  thirty-one. 


The  Graduating  Class  of  1919 


Max  Block,  Omaha,  Neb. 

Roland  G.  Breuer,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

Frederick  D.  Coleman,  Ulysses,  Neb. 

Albert  L.  Cooper,  Fairbury,  Neb. 

George  M.  Cultra,  Lincoln,  Neb. 

Victor  R.  Dacken,  Harlan,  Iowa, 

William  F.  Deal,  St.  Francis,  Kan. 

John  S.  Deering,  Sutton,  Neb. 

Rudolph  O.  Griess,  Sutton,  Neb. 

Lloyd  0.  Hoffman,  Orleans,  Neb. 

John  W.  Hough,  Republic,  Kan. 

Philip  Kline,  Omaha,  Neb. 

Emil  J.  Krahulik,  Clarkson,  Neb. 

Harry  E.  McGee,  College  View,  Neb. 

-Glenn  H.  Miller,  Harlan,  Iowa. 

Ernest  H.  Morris,  Omaha,  Neb. 

Arthur  L.  Nielson,  College  View,  Neb. 

Martin  J.  Nolan,  Alliance,  Neb. 

Laurance  C.  Northrup,  Platte  City,  Mo. 

Samuel  A.  Osheroff,  Omaha,  Neb. 

Abram  Puris,  Omaha,  Neb. 

Clarence  E.  Rodgers,  Osmond,  Neb. 

Carl  F.  Rusche,  Columbus,  Neb. 

Robert  L.  Sands,  University  Place,  Neb. 

Elvin  L.  Sederlin,  Elk  Mountain,  Wyo. 

Mary  J.  Sheldon,  Scottsbluffs,  Neb. 

Harry  M.  Shipley,  Rippey,  Iowa. 

Howard  L.  Updegraff,  Omaha,  Neb. 

Ernest  S.  Wegner,  Omaha,  Neb. 

Joseph  A.  Weinberg,  Council  Bluffs,  la. 

Earl  V.  Wiedman,  McCool  Junction,  Neb. 


Reprinted  from  the  Nebraska  State  Medical  Journal,  August,  1919.  Vol.  IV,  No.  8,  p.  247 


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